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Nexus 5 Android N

Nexus 5 may not be past it just yet. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Google’s new Android N preview isn’t available for the Nexus 5, leading some people to believe that Marshmallow will be its last official update. But there’s hope for the beloved handset yet.

Google’s Git repositories show that the company has been testing Android N for the Nexus 5 internally.

Prepare for even better browsing on mobile. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Prepare for even better browsing on mobile. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Google’s mobile Chrome web browser gets a new update today, which — according to the Chrome team — has “more than a barge full of performance and stability fixes.”

We’re not sure how many software fixes a barge would hold, but we feel confident in saying it’s a whole lot.

Split-screen finally comes to stock Android. Screenshot: Google

Split-screen finally comes to stock Android. Photo: Google

Google I/O doesn’t kick off for another two months, but Google won’t wait that long to drop its next-generation Android N upgrade.

Its first developer preview is out today for Nexus devices, and it comes packing a number of features swiped from iPad Pro and iOS, including split-screen multitasking, picture-in-picture mode, and bundled app notifications.

Take that, Apple! Photo: Google

Take that, Apple! Photo: Google

It turns out that Tim Cook’s old high school in Robertsdale, Alabama, isn’t quite as fond of the MacBook is he is.

Robertsdale High, from which Apple’s CEO graduated in 1978, has swapped the company’s notebooks it was giving to every student for significantly more affordable Chromebooks built by Lenovo.

Is HTC back in bed with Google? Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Is HTC back in bed with Google? Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Google’s next three iterations of the Nexus could all come from HTC.

According to a new report, the Taiwanese company — which made Google’s last Nexus tablet and the very first Nexus phone — has secured a three-year deal that will see its name plastered on Google smartphones beyond 2018.

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